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Whos future are you voting for?

The year is 2030, and you let out a sight of relief. You take a look at your bank account, and you see that your financial...

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 Why vote?

The parliamentary elections are approaching and so is the advance voting. In Finland, every Finnish citizen who turns 18 o...

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Welcome (back) to the studies 

Dear students, both younger and elder, now it is time to start the semester. For the first-year students, it is clear that...

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Åbo Pride: ’’Permission to Love – Right to Exist’’

The Åbo Pride-week (22-28 August) has kicked off! Turku Pride continues the gay pride tradition and the LGBT human rights ...

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Studying and working at ÅAU should feel safe for everyone

Sexual harassment has been much discussed in Finland in the recent weeks, and now also related to Åbo Akademi University (...

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Corona restrictions have finally eased – why is the Shrove Tuesday event arranged online?

Organising events as big as the event planned for Shrove Tuesday begins several months before the event. The Board of the ...

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How will I cope? Support for students

Are you having difficulties with coping in your daily life and studies? Are there any issues you need a hand with, but you...

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Anxiety about the future or endless possibilities?

All my life I have had a plan, a plan for what I will study, what I will do and what I will become ”what I will become whe...

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Students need campus presence and flexibility, not a transition to distance learning!

The Student Union lobbies for flexible ways of studying. Flexible studies mean that the students themselves can choose how...

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Check-list for international students

First, I would like to wish both old and new international students of Åbo Akademi University (ÅAU) a warm welcome. It is ...

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Do you feel tired or exhausted before the start of the new academic year?

Do you feel like it is difficult to begin your studies again, are you behind in your studies or are you perhaps considerin...

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 Welcome (back) to the university!

Summer goes towards autumn, the leaves go from green to yellow, and students once again fill the cities with life and move...

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